Barnsley vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction 21.03.2023

• Competition: League One
• Date: 21st March 2023
• Time: 20:00 UTC / 21:00 CET
• Venue: Oakwell (Barnsley)

The end of League One is near, and the fight for the playoffs and placement in the Championship has reached a boiling point. It's crowded at the top of the table. Sheffield Wed still holds the leadership position with 78 points, one more than Plymouth and three more than Ipswich, but they also played two games less than their opponents. In the last match against Bolton, Sheffield drew 1:1 and thus ended the streak of 5 consecutive victories in the league. They have no reason to be dissatisfied that they did not win that match because it was a below-average match for their standards. They are still in an excellent position and are the main favorites to win the first position.

Barnsley currently have 69 points, but they, like Sheffield Wed, have two played two postponed matches. The excellent form of the last weeks gives them the right to win the second position and direct placement in a higher rank. In the last round, Barnsley won by a minimum score in a difficult away game against Wycombe, and the hero of his team was reserve player Slobodan Tedic, who scored a beautiful goal with his head at the end of the match.

Barnsley vs Sheffield Wed pick: UNDER 2.5 GOALS

It is really difficult to predict the winner of this match, so I decided on the safer option under 2.5 goals. This is a clash between two of the best defenses in the league. Sheffield Wed is the de facto best team in the league this season and they absolutely deserve to be the leaders in the table. They have only been defeated 3 times in the league so far, and the last defeat was on the 4th of October on the road against Plymouth. On the other side, Barnsley is currently the team with the best form in the entire league. In the last 11 games played, they have a phenomenal score of 9 wins and 2 draws. In that period, they conceded only 6 goals and there is no doubt that the guests will have a hell of a job in this match.